I am TIRED and blessed!

Random observations about our amazing weekend away....
*girls bring a lot of stuff... Cori and Annie hosted a really fun game of white elephant exchange, *people donated to a table an item and it was traded/stolen and it was fun!
*girls can fit a lot of paper and stuff into a car/suburban/minivan!
*if given a chance girls are amazing at helping/cleaning and just being kind
*hundreds of pages were created and stories told
*our snack table was da bomb!
*there were girls from Lewiston/Clarkston, Spokane/Coeur d'alene, Boise, Orofino and more
*girls can stay up late and be silly given enough caffeine and music!
*25 cricuts!
*amazing bags from Steph! they were highly fought over!

I know there will be pic's and more stories. I just wanted to say that I had the greatest time. I had the nicest table, James and my mom were rockin' at helping me shop and work and plan!

It's time!!! RETREAT

It's here, we are in the final countdown, if you stopped by the store today you might have noticed that some tables are missing and there are boxes everywhere. We have packed and as my friend james says "we are ready to roll!" Tonight I hope to get some clothes packed and get some sleep. I know that as I drive up the hill and into the mountains, I will enjoy the smell of fresh pine and love the crisp Fall air. Its going to be a great weekend to chit chat with friends, remember some fun times with my kids, family and a few trips, but most of all get away from my cells phones, insurance companies nitemares and work worries. (this week we moved offices and it was a pain) I know that I am going to eat too much 'cause the lodge makes the most amazing food and who could resist. I am going to sleep in each morning thanks to my trusty ear plugs and love being with so many fun people. I can't wait to hear kid stories of back to school, soccer and football, or who took what vacation this summer. I know that I will hear my fair share of funny jokes and probably laugh till I cry, but it will be worth it.

If you are lonely and not coming alone, Jimelle has some great classes this weekend, we received a fantastic new paperline, "Daisy Buckets" that is just flying out the door! We have new paint, solid fun shaped Bazzill cardstock and these absolutely darling mini totes. You are going to die!

See you Monday, I will be the one at work that is completele exhausted but I will be present with a smile and a story to share.

Countdown continues.. 48 hours

We are packing. The store is looking a bit bare. We are taking paper off the shelves, projects and more. Its been so fun and yet making sure that each and every item will be what someone wants. I can't believe that its so soon till we leave.

We received some much needed product today in the store. You won't believe how blessed we were by one of our favorite companies. Thanks to Julie at MillsRepco and her contacts with CosmoCricket the girls on our retreat are goin to be blown away! Its simply amazing!!!

Tomorrow we load up the tables, the cricut, and our personal scrapbooking items, we are hoping that we will be able to actually get somethings done as well.

Do you have your photos ready? Cardstock? Scissorss? embellies? yummy snack? Drinks? wine?

Stop by and see mom tomorrow if you think you are missing that perfect cardstock.

More countdown to retreat

How Scrap Camp is better than Huntin' camp

No tents or trailers. instead we have an amazing lodge with comfy beds and bedding

We spend the weekend inside, with huge picture windows looking over the forest.

We can spend the weekend in our stylish pajammas or cute scrapbooking shirts, not head too toe in camo covered in urine so that animals will draw close.

We don't have to spend thousands of dollars on guns and ammo that never get shot 'cause the elk, dear mysteriously stay away.

We don't have to cook over an open fire and do the dishes in a creek, instead we will sit down to homemade gourmet meals cooked for us and walk away while someone does the dishes.

We don't need to sit around and impress each other with our conquests of how many antlers on each rack, instead we get to brag about our kids or reminsece about a fun vacation we took

We aren't threatended by someone driving by, on our turf instead we welcome a new friend and ask them to sit with us and share a meal.



All in all there are a million reasons why Scrap Camp is better than any Huntin' Camp

Countdown to Scrap Camp

Packing up.... Mom and Debbie spent the weekend packing up the store. I know that sounds odd but we take a good deal of inventory with us to the lodge. We take all types of cardstock, ribbons, projects and ideas. We hope to make it a very inspiring weekend.

Many people have asked about the weekend and how it will go.
We want you to know that a lot of effort has gone into making this a creative, relaxing time with friends. We want you to be comfortable and forget about the kids, laundry, and work. With that in mind there are 60 people that all want a certain seat, particular room, or even special paper. Our crew hopes to grant every wish. But we hope you will be gracious with us and understanding. We promise to do our best with a smile. We hope you will just sit back and enjoy the ride. There will be old friends and new, great talks, meals and classes. Lots of surprises. So get ready for a fantastic getaway!

Countdown to Scrap Camp

I missed a day in the countdown so I will feature two of my favorite items in the store. Zip dry and rub-ons.

Last year when we went to our first trade show, Memory Trends, we were given samples of Zip Dry to test in all of our classes. Zip dry is made by Beacon designs and it is a bottle of fast drying glue. Its repositionable for the first 10 mins and wipes away clean if you don't like the placement. After 10 mins its perm. I have fallen in love with this medium. Its so easy to use and goes a long way. It is great on ribbon, plastic, metal, wood and most embellishments. We love to use it when altering letters or working with chipboard. I think that you will love this glue. In fact its going to be on sale at the retreat.

Rub-ons. Truly I am in love, you will see them all over our store and on the weekend. Rub-ons remind me of being in grade school. I don't know why but its like magic, you rub an image over paper, ribbon, picture, etc and its there. I love it. I love to make borders or just add something special. They come in all colors too, they are so much more fun than a sticker or something raised 'cause you wonder where they come from. I know you will love rub ons and if you don't know how to use them, let us know, plenty of us know the in's and out's

Less then a week till the retreat... countdown..

I was looking around the store tonight and one of my favorite things we sell is RIBBON. I love ribbon, I have loved it from the time I was a small child. There are so many textures, styles and colors. We recently received a huge shipment of ribbon, crushed velvet ric rac, printed sheers, and double sided ribbons. We have dark rich colors, soft pinks and blues, ribbon with words and ribbon that holds shape. I think that ribbon is fun to attach a tag with, or to divide the page and even seperate the journal box. I hope you will take time to see what ribbon that enhance your layout and make it extra special. We will be sure to bring along quite a bit of ribbon, but you just might want to come in this weekend and see what is there..... you won't want to miss out.

Countdown continues...

Altered items.... I love to alter things. Letters, notebooks, tins, albums, you name it, I like to paint it, sand it cover it in paper and then add some bling. Tonight my friend Holly came in and made some darling letters for her daughter Darrah. Black and pink with tons of bling. On the retreat we will bring the cursive family letters, H-O-M-E letters, clipboards, frames, acrylic pails and more. We hope that you might enjoy making a gift for a friend, teacher, neighbor or family member. What a great way to show someone you care. I will be making some gifts as well, stop by, I will share my paint and modge-podge.

Countdown to Scrap Camp

I think I will do a retreat countdown on the blog till we go....

I was at the store tonight planning for some upcoming classes and I was thinking about albums. Probably because we are out of them and I ordered some great Fall colors today I am inspired.

We primarily sell 3 ring albums in the store. They range in price from $16.00 to 32.00. The come in vinyl, leather and canvas, naked and otherwise. I like them because you don't have to scrapbook in order you can insert pages wherever you wish. I know I need a new album, I just can't decide on a color. I don't know if I want dark chocolate brown, or navy. I also start albums and don't finish them. Meaning I started a great album about the things in my life, like my kids, pets, friends, trips, etc. But I haven't added too it. I started a fun album for Savannah and need to add to it as well. I guess in reality we don't finish our albums because our lives are a work in progress.

Do you have an album style you prefer? Are you into a particular style or system of scrapping? Do tell, I would love to get inspired..

SCRAP CAMP

There is just 10 days till our Store retreat at the Palouse divide lodge. We had such a great time last Spring I know that the we're really going to have a fantastic event. We have to start packing the store, gathering fairy gifts, finalize the tshirt order and pack! holy heck, I have to organize my pictures and pack some paper. We're going to offer some amazing classes throughout the weekend that just might surprise you. The crop talks are done this time by all the girls from the store so watch out for some classic reminders and also some fun new challenges. With 60 girls going away for scrap camp there are bound to be compromises and lots of laughter. I hope you are as excited as we are....

Get packin'!